EAL 8 (2010-11) - Q2 Homework

Week of January 9 to 13
Due on Thursday, January 13th:

• Essay #2: Final Draft
• Q2 Portfolios: Reading Rate and Vocabulary Tracking Sheets
• The Glory Field Summaries - Add at least one observation or comment to the summary page for the following sections:
  • August 1994 - Harlem, New York

Next week: Portfolios are due on Wednesday, January 19th.

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December 19 to January 6

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Week of December 12 to 15
Due on Sunday, December 12th:

• Essay #2: Pre-writing Plan
• Q2 Book Shares

Due on Tuesday, December 14th:

• Reading Log
• Essay #2: First Draft

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Week of December 5 to 9
Due on Sunday, December 12th:

• Pre-writing for Essay
• Q2 Book Shares

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Week of November 28 to December 2
Due on Tuesday, November 30th:

• Essay Topic: Choose an essay topic for your final writing assignment this quarter.

Due on Thursday, December 12th:

• Reading Log
• Vocabulary Quiz: vocational, focus, inherently, exceed, equivalent
• EAL 8 - Language Development Activities
• The Glory Field Summaries - Add at least one observation or comment to the summary page for the following sections:
  • January 1964 - Johnson City, South Carolina
    

REMINDER: Book Shares are due on Sunday, December 12th.

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Week of November 21 to 24
Due on Tuesday, November 23rd:

• Reading Log
• EAL 8 - Language Development Activities
• Essay Topic: You'll be writing another narrative essay this quarter, but YOU will choose the topic.
• The Glory Field Summaries - Add at least one observation or comment to the summary page for the following sections:
  • May 1930 - Chicago, Illinois

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Week of November 14th to 15th
Due on Sunday, November 14th:

• Character Essay - Final Draft
• Reading Log

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Week of November 7th to 11th
Due on Monday, November 8th:

• Character Essay - Second Draft: Choose a character from Rules of the Road and design a shoe that reflects that character's personality. Describe THREE qualities of the shoe that reflect qualities in the character. Support your ideas with examples from the book.
  • Shoe Design (due with your final draft next week)
    • Converse
    • Keds
    • Find a picture of a shoe for your character.
• The Glory Field Summaries - Add at least one observation or comment to the summary page for the following sections.
  • March 1864 - Live Oaks Plantation, Curry Island, South Carolina
  • April 1900 - Curry Island, South Carolina
    
    

Due on Wednesday, November 10th:

• Reading Log
• Language Development Activities

Resources:

• Present Perfect Verb Tense - Forms
• Present Perfect Verb Tense - Usage
• Simple Past Tense - Forms
• Simple Past Tense - Usage

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Week of October 31 to November 4th
Due on Sunday, October 31st:

• Character Essay - First Draft: Choose a character from Rules of the Road and design a shoe that reflects that character's personality. Describe THREE qualities of the shoe that reflect qualities in the character. Support your ideas with examples from the book.

Due on Tuesday, November 2nd:

• Figurative Language Quiz - Use the slide show below to help you review for the quiz.

Due on Thursday, November 4th:

• Reading Log
• Character Essay - Second Draft
• The Glory Field Summaries - Add at least one observation or comment to the summary page for the section we are discussing.

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Week of October 24 to 27
Due on Tuesday, October 26th:

• Reading Log
• Portfolio Self-Assessment